MORGANTOWN — A citywide ban on camping or using “camp paraphernalia” on any public property will be up for discussion when Morgantown City Council convenes for Tuesday’s committee-of-the-whole session. Included […]
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Move over, Babydog: Jim Justice is getting a bobblehead, too
First Babydog, now Big Jim. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee announced Friday that Justice, the sitting West Virginia governor and current candidate for U.S. Senate, […]
Signature McDonald’s sandwich — with a north-central West Virginia connection
FAIRMONT — This is the fast-food jingle you know, even if you don’t know it. “Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame-seed bun …” It […]
MCHD’s Huggins: Rise of Lyme disease warrants greater response
MORGANTOWN — “Just looking at the graph, it’s pretty shocking. We’ve been saying all along that if COVID never came around, we’d be focused on Lyme disease. New cases are […]
MFD conducts rope rescue training at Arboretum
The hilly landscape of Morgantown, while beautiful, can create a tricky situation when someone has been injured or stranded on a steep incline and cannot be carried out. Members of […]
NIOSH offers miners free black lung screening at Mylan Park through Thursday
MORGANTOWN — Dozens of miners were at Mylan Park on Tuesday for National Mine Rescue Association’s mine rescue contest. On site to serve them was the NIOSH black lung screening […]
July 4 fire victims starting over after loss
A local first responder and his family are still piecing their life back together following a fire that destroyed their Westover home on July 4. After serving as a firefighter […]
Neighborhood comeback? Fairmont wants to re-imagine the Beltline
FAIRMONT — You don’t have to look very hard to see what Fairmont’s Beltline neighborhood once was. For decades, the Beltline was an industrial and community destination for the Marion […]
It’s official: Babydog is becoming a bobblehead
Just three days after her star-turn at the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin, Babydog has gotten the nod for her own bobblehead. “Babydog made a real impression in Milwaukee,” Phil […]
Don Knotts and The Metropolitan Theatre to take center stage in Morgantown for a shared birthday next week
“You got a uvula.” What’d he say? “They got a uvula.” Pardon me? “I got a uvula — all God’s children got a uvula.” Karen Knotts never knew what she […]
